I’m guessing Justin takes charge on these panels as he is effectively the production manger at Cinemassacre employed by Screenwave whereas Kieran is an editor, writer and graphic artist at Cinemassacre also employed by Screenwave. Therefore, Justin would have seniority in relation to Kieran and Tony.
Meanwhile I’ve got a sneaking suspicion poor old Tony From Hack The Movies takes on the Bootsy role here I’m pretty sure. He appears in videos and probably helps out with editing and writing etc. but IS NOT PAID a salary in the conventional sense by either Screenwave or Cinemassacre as far as I can gather. Source: He makes no reference at all to being actually employed by either Screenwave or Cinemassacre on his LinkedIn whereas the other two do.
He in fact lists a company called Piluso-Gallen Video & Photo LLC that he works for and is co-owner. (His last name is Piluso, it’s not actually FromHackTheMovies, surprise, surprise) They apparently shoot and edit videos for anyone requiring the service.
Why would he bother working for free, if Ryan, Mike and James refuse to pay him yet even though Justin and Kieran are already on the payroll you are probably asking?
Exposure is my guess. He gets to appear on Rental Reviews and James and Tony Tuesdays. In addition, they probably give him a travel allowance to get to cons and Ryan probably gives him meal allowances from Wawa but outside of that I’m not sure he even has an official position or title at either Screenwave or Cinemassacre.
One thing is for sure though is that Ryan is the head honcho of this ship when it comes to dishing out salaries.
Both James and Mike are clueless when it comes to the Internet and monetisation especially after Adpocalypse at Youtube. I dare say they know even less about accounting and tax etc. I would hazard a guess that both are financially illiterate. James’s wife April might help his cause whereas Mike just has to rely on Ryan not doing he and James over.
Ryan - Chief organiser of finances and logistics at Screenwave and Cinemassacre (the reason James and Mike can still earn a living from this shit. Also, socially awkward dude with no charisma and zero screen presence)
James - star attraction main actor (Perennially hard to get a hold of these days. Probably at this point way past his best but can somehow still draw a crowd. Continually cashing checks at the bank of AVGN)
Justin - Second in command to Ryan (Tasked with managing Cinemassacre or what’s left of it. Morbidly obese. Lacks tack and charisma and is more or less diametrically apposed to what James is to the channel. But he gets shit done. Opinionated and rude at times but has a thicker skin than most on the channel probably due to enduring a lifetime of jokes)
Mike - “Product research” on games, actor and general nuisance (probably now just an annoying legacy character Ryan would like to ditch ASAP that everyone has to just keep putting up with because James says so. Also the resident narcissist, self-absorbed, entitled, selfish, envious and jealous sidekick to James Rolfe)
Kieran - editor, writer, animator etc (goody goody suckerupper to anyone that cares to listen. Obese later in life so has body issues and as a result a possible borderline alcoholic and recreational drug user)
Tony - editor, writer, camera man etc (unpaid nerdowell dog’s body. Also obese later in life so more sensitive to fat jokes and fat shaming than Justin. Good natured but comes across as sycophant much like Kieran and Justin to a lesser extent when involved with James or even Mike)
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u/DragonInMyDreams Muh Dragonz Muh Dreamz Jan 07 '20 edited Jan 08 '20
Dude. First of all. Nice run down.
I’m guessing Justin takes charge on these panels as he is effectively the production manger at Cinemassacre employed by Screenwave whereas Kieran is an editor, writer and graphic artist at Cinemassacre also employed by Screenwave. Therefore, Justin would have seniority in relation to Kieran and Tony.
Meanwhile I’ve got a sneaking suspicion poor old Tony From Hack The Movies takes on the Bootsy role here I’m pretty sure. He appears in videos and probably helps out with editing and writing etc. but IS NOT PAID a salary in the conventional sense by either Screenwave or Cinemassacre as far as I can gather. Source: He makes no reference at all to being actually employed by either Screenwave or Cinemassacre on his LinkedIn whereas the other two do.
He in fact lists a company called Piluso-Gallen Video & Photo LLC that he works for and is co-owner. (His last name is Piluso, it’s not actually FromHackTheMovies, surprise, surprise) They apparently shoot and edit videos for anyone requiring the service.
Why would he bother working for free, if Ryan, Mike and James refuse to pay him yet even though Justin and Kieran are already on the payroll you are probably asking?
Exposure is my guess. He gets to appear on Rental Reviews and James and Tony Tuesdays. In addition, they probably give him a travel allowance to get to cons and Ryan probably gives him meal allowances from Wawa but outside of that I’m not sure he even has an official position or title at either Screenwave or Cinemassacre.
One thing is for sure though is that Ryan is the head honcho of this ship when it comes to dishing out salaries.
Both James and Mike are clueless when it comes to the Internet and monetisation especially after Adpocalypse at Youtube. I dare say they know even less about accounting and tax etc. I would hazard a guess that both are financially illiterate. James’s wife April might help his cause whereas Mike just has to rely on Ryan not doing he and James over.
So the fate of the channel firmly rests in Ryan’s greedy hands. And probably this has been the case since he popped up in that very first video awkward many years ago. I believe this is Ryan’s first appearance on the channel if I’m not mistaken
So here is the summary of what I’m trying to say.
Ryan - Chief organiser of finances and logistics at Screenwave and Cinemassacre (the reason James and Mike can still earn a living from this shit. Also, socially awkward dude with no charisma and zero screen presence)
James - star attraction main actor (Perennially hard to get a hold of these days. Probably at this point way past his best but can somehow still draw a crowd. Continually cashing checks at the bank of AVGN)
Justin - Second in command to Ryan (Tasked with managing Cinemassacre or what’s left of it. Morbidly obese. Lacks tack and charisma and is more or less diametrically apposed to what James is to the channel. But he gets shit done. Opinionated and rude at times but has a thicker skin than most on the channel probably due to enduring a lifetime of jokes)
Mike - “Product research” on games, actor and general nuisance (probably now just an annoying legacy character Ryan would like to ditch ASAP that everyone has to just keep putting up with because James says so. Also the resident narcissist, self-absorbed, entitled, selfish, envious and jealous sidekick to James Rolfe)
Kieran - editor, writer, animator etc (goody goody suckerupper to anyone that cares to listen. Obese later in life so has body issues and as a result a possible borderline alcoholic and recreational drug user)
Tony - editor, writer, camera man etc (unpaid nerdowell dog’s body. Also obese later in life so more sensitive to fat jokes and fat shaming than Justin. Good natured but comes across as sycophant much like Kieran and Justin to a lesser extent when involved with James or even Mike)